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On March 29, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation recognizing March 31, 2024 as Transgender Day of Visibility. He called on Americans “to join us in lifting up the lives and voices of ...

No, not everyone celebrates the start of the new year on Jan. 1 ...

No, 25% of the annual U.S. federal budget does not go to foreign aid ...

What’s affected if the federal government shuts down? What we can VERIFY ...

As technology continues to advance, customs and security agents at airports across the globe have looked for ways to use emerging tech to speed up and simplify customs and passport checks. As part of ...

Equal Pay Day, which raises awareness about the gender pay gap in the United States, falls on March 14 in 2023. Advocacy organizations say the day symbolizes how far into a new year a woman must work ...

House Republicans haven’t introduced a bill to lower Social Security payments for some people ...

No, taxes are not going up to pay for student loan forgiveness ...

Claim that Kamala Harris’ first-time homebuyer assistance plan excludes buyers whose relatives own a home is false ...

No, the Biden administration is not banning gas cars in the U.S.